Tom Shutt

Brooding City is about police detective Arthur Brennan. He and his partner are called to the scene of a baffling murder, the investigation of which will lead them into the city’s dark underbelly of crime. Their lives could be the price to find the murderer and stop the flow of a drug that is infesting the city and has already taken its toll on Brennan.

Meanwhile, spending the summer on his family’s ranch, is Jeremy. A young man obsessing with an old tower on the family property. An injury sustained while exploring the tower opens his mind to an incredible and frightening power that will give him intimate knowledge that could change his family forever and lead him to do things he would never have imagined.

At first the two stories seem very much unrelated, but the reader does eventually find a most interesting connection between Jeremy and Brennan. What it means in the grand scheme of the story isn’t readily obvious.

This book kept my attention. Both stories were equally enthralling, with equally interesting characters and thrilling twists. Despite bouncing back and forth between the two, I never felt like I had to get through one to get back to the other. I was content to wait to see how they intersected. While I do still have some unanswered questions, I can wait for the next book.

I gratefully received a copy of this book in return for a fair and honest review.

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As a fan of all things paranormal and crime shows like Law & Order, I was immediately hooked on Brooding City. The opening scene reminded me a lot of Jim Butcher and Michael Connelly rolled into one. Brennan and Bishop made a great team and I loved that Bishop gave Sam hell all the way through, right up to the end. Brennan's relationship with his family was a surprise. You don't get a lot of familial feels in crime novels.

And then there was the parallel (yet not so parallel) storyline that follows teenager Jeremy.

Jeremy surprised me the most. I didn't expect to care about him as much as I did. By the end of the book I was flying through the pages to see what happened next. I won't spoil it. Suffice it to say, the final chapter of that story line was unexpected.

At first I worried that two very different story lines would be difficult to keep up with, or would lose my interest, but Mr. Shutt balanced them both nicely. The transitions were handled well and I found myself turning page after page without becoming confused or bored.

I have a million questions about the Sleepers and the Tower and Jeremy and the role Brennan plays. All of which I'm sure will be answered in the sequel.

This book is a must read for anyone who likes a good crime novel with a really great, intriguing supernatural twist… (plus d'informations)